USAF record 28978351
28978351
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 29 May 58
2. LOCATION Cockburn Harbor S Caicos Island, Caribbean
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 29/0420Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [X] Ground-Radar [ ] Air-Visual [ ] Air-Intercept Radar [ ]
5. PHOTOS [ ] Yes [ ] No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10-15 secs
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE falling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright amber fireball w/tail extending vertically upwards. The entire horizon was brightly illuminated. The fireball descended slowly & vertically until disappearing behind the island.
11. COMMENTS Slow vertical descent rules out meteor. Obj was a flare of some sort from either A/C in area naval units if fleet in area or for local ground installation. These sources not checked & case is considered as insufficient data.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 29 May 58 2. LOCATION Cockburn Harbor S Caicos Island, Caribbean 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 29/0420Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [X] Ground-Radar [ ]…
- Page 2 [STAMP: 2Jun59 0910] RB663 M SQF251 TYC576HQB6839 RR RJEDSQ DE RJEPHQ 801 R 3881352 FM AT USAF TO ATIC [STAMP: 1-7 YEH] [STAMP: 2-J] [STAMP: 3-YXDA] O 2918152 FM CCGD SEVEN MIAMI FLA TO…
- Page 3 JOINT MESSAGEFORM SECURITY CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED/EFTO SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (0/0/0) ACCOUNTING SYMBOL ORIG. OR REFERS TO MERINT dtd 29 May 58…
- Page 4 RE037 SQW017 RR T-ATIC DE RJEDSQ 13162 R 08 JUN 58 FM CCGD 7 MIAMI FLA TO COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO BT /UNCLAS EFTO/YOUR 041600Z. LOCATION OF COCKBURN HARBOR 21 DEG 29 MIN NORTH 71 DEG 31 MIN WEST BT…